EGO

ANNUAL BLOG REPORT X

2012-05-07T16:41:00.001-07:00

I have now been blogging for 10 years and published 2675 posts. My intention is to continue to publish stuff on EGO blog for at least ten more years...

As I wrote in my post, ANNUAL BLOG REPORT IX, the main thing for the future will be my EGO podcast on BlogTalkRadio. The next EGO interview will be with Anita Campbell, CEO of BizSugar and Small Business Trends. If you want to support my podcasting work, please "like" my EGO podcast Facebook page. You could become a sponsor of the show by placing ads on my EGO blog and an audio spot during the commercial break.

Some stats:

Authority #81 on Technorati.
Reputation on Alexa: 278 sites linking to EGO blog.

Scroll down the page and check out the section, Popular Posts.

Here are shout out messages to my friends, fans, readers, supporters and fellow bloggers:

EGO - Annual Blog Report X

Related: My post, Blogger's Cycle.

INTERVIEW WITH STEPHEN SMITH

2012-04-22T19:52:00.003-07:00

Listen to my interview with Stephen Smith. You could subscribe to the RSS feed and download the audio file (MP3). You could find EGO podcasts on iTunes.

Listen to internet radio with Lyceum1776 on Blog Talk Radio

Show notes:

[Editor's note: I will update the timeline with more show notes in the near future. I will also write a new post with a podcast on Cinch.fm on why I want to continue as a premium BlogTalkRadio host / customer and how you could support my future shows.

I am sorry about the buzz / fan sound coming from my MacBook / laptop chill mat. I hope I can find a solution for the recording input in the near future.]

00 min - Bio. introduction.

08 min -

Reading material:

The Zen of Creativity: Cultivating Your Artistic Life by John Daido Loori.
The Best American Travel Writing by Bill Buford and Jason Wilson.

Writing material:

12 min - David Stiernholm's new book. Lessons on Structure.
...

GOOGLE PLUS ONE FEATURES

2012-04-09T07:17:00.002-07:00

I have added two Google+ gadgets to the blog. Scroll down to the About section and you will see a gadget saying: "I'm on g+ - Add to circles". You could recommend my blog on Google if you scroll down to the bottom of the page and look under PayPayl's Tip Jar button and then click on the "g +1" button.

Are you on Google+? At the moment, I am reading Chris Brogan's book, Google+ for Business: How Google's Social Network Changes Everything, and I will download Guy Kawasaki's e-book, What the Plus! Google+ for the Rest of Us.

Google+ Lean Startup Business Model Books

SPRING CLEANING

2012-04-08T17:24:00.005-07:00

I have done spring cleaning at my EGO blog. I have removed some ads. I had to remove Jim Kukral's service called ScratchBack, because it had "closed its doors."

If you are a tea drinker and want to "scratch my back," you could scroll down the page and click on the "got tea?" image with my affiliate link and buy something at Libre Tea's retail shop. Please go to GOT-Tea-Party.com and read my review of Libre Tea's glass 'n poly (large, 420 ml) product.

FUNCTIONAL BODY WITH PERSONAL TRAINER

2012-04-07T05:09:00.001-07:00

On April 5, I had an intro. session with personal trainer, Terese K., of Functional Body. We met at Fitness 24 Seven in Gothenburg.

Intro. session with personal trainer, Terese K., Functional Body. (@ Fitness 24 Seven Stampen) 4sq.com/HXYDHr
— Martin Lindeskog (@Lyceum) April 5, 2012

The first training session included:

FAQ
Cross-trainer (elliptical trainer) machine (about 7 minutes)
Pair of dumbbells (3 kg)
Step aerobics
Sit-ups
Plank exercise

I have booked the next training session for week 15. Terese will send me a document with training instructions and information.

After the session, I bought a bottle of Weider BodyShaper L-Carnitine Fitness Drink (Mexican Fruit flavor) from the vending machine at Fitness 24 Seven.

Related: My posts, PACE TRAINING and BOOK OF THE MOMENT: THE WISDOM OF MIKE MENTZER.

INTERVIEW WITH CHRIS REIMER

2012-03-26T23:35:00.001-07:00

Listen to my interview with Chris Reimer. You could subscribe to the RSS feed and download the audio file (MP3). You could find EGO podcasts on iTunes.

Listen to internet radio with Lyceum1776 on Blog Talk Radio

Show notes:

00 min. - Bio. introduction.
02 min. - BaconSalt: My post, Bacon Flavored Salt. Chris Reimer's post, Bacon Salt Is In The Hizzy!
04 min. - Kevin Rose, Oink, Google, tea...
10 min. - T-shirt business, RizzoTees.
14 min. - Vice President of Social Media at Falk Harrison.
16 min. - Cold calling...
20 min. - John Jantsch's The Referral Engine, Certified Networker, V.C.P process, BNI, Dr. Ivan Misner.
22 min. - Chris Reimer's bio. page. STL Index by Infuz.
27 min. - The Trader Principle.
30 min. - Tr@der Manife$to ("Trader Manifesto").
31 min. - John Morgan's Brand Against the Machine.
32 min. - Rework.
34 min. - Nonfiction and fiction books. Ayn Rand's fiction and nonfiction books.
35 min. - Movies, Star Trek, Scott Holleran.
36 min. - Tweet by Kelly @saucewear:

@RizzoTees @Lyceum I have a fear that I will not read all the books I want to before I die, too! I need to be buried with my Kindle...
— Kelly (@saucewear) March 25, 2012

37 min. - Joe Sorge of AJ Bombers.
38 min. - Gary Vaynerchuk's The Thank You Economy.
41 min. - Chianti wine, Tuscany, Italy. Chris Reimer's tweet:

Enoteca Rinaldi, Lecchi in Chianti, Italy, 9am, on my 3rd cappuccino, Paolo rules!twitpic.com/5co18t
— Chris Reimer (@RizzoTees) June 17, 2011

Enoteca Rinaldi

42 min. - Bottle Shock movie.

Alan Rickman and Bill Pullman Argue in Bottle Shock

43 min. - Julio Ricardo Varela @julito77.
45 min. - Foursquare check-in, Orlando, Florida.
46 min. - Location Based Services, Social Media Club, Gothenburg, Sweden.
48 min. - Chris Reimer is working on writing a book...
57 min. - RizzoTees.com - Bacon - You Like This.

Bacon - You Like This - Rizzo Tees

THE FUTURE OF PODCASTING

2012-03-25T06:30:00.004-07:00

During the "potluck"(un)conference WebCoast, I listened to a fascinating session with Viktor Richardson (bio. on Soundic Radio) on the future of web radio.

Vill gärna fortsätta diskussionen om framtidens radio. Leta upp mig på @WebCoast om du har funderingar och tankar.
— Viktor Richardson (@Envictr) March 17, 2012

It was an interesting discussion on how to come up with a new name for web radio 2.0, e.g., "telefoni" and how you should be able to create live web radio with people using their mobile phones, starting a conversation in real time that could facilitate an interactive conversation.

Viktor Richardson

Personally, I think that BlogTalkRadio has come a long way with features like a call-in number [for EGO podcast show: (347) 994-1906] for listeners, Facebook social plugin for comments, sharing function powered by AddThis, etc.

Downcast iPhone app

With Cinch.fm you could embed the audio file in your blog like this:

and the listener could comment on it by creating a cinch cast reply.

Talking about future podcasts, I will interview Chris Reimer today at 3 PM ET (New York time) / 9 PM European Standard Time and have a conversation with Anita Campbell on May 11 at 11 AM ET / 5 PM EST. Do you have a suggestion on a guest in April? I will do a follow up "note to self" podcast in the near future... ;)

EGO podcast - Downcast iPhone app.

I have some questions regarding radio and music on the web:

What kind of podcasting gear do you use?
How could you use SoundCloud? I have to ask Brent Leary for some tips.
Have you tested Rdio? Do you think it will be a big competitor to Spotify and Pandora?
Will we be able to subscribe to podcast RSS feeds via the above mentioned services, similar as we do on iTunes?
How do you listen to podcasts? On your MP3 player, iPod, iPhone, computer, etc.? Thanks to Stefan Waborg for introducing me to the great podcast application called Downcast.

Downcast app

On March 17, I had a session with the title, "Podcast - Din radiokanal på nätet" ("Podcast - Your radio channel on the Internet"). As an instance of irony, I didn't manage to record my talk in a proper way. It must be surfing around in cyberspace somehow... ;) At least, here are some photos from WebCoast:

WebCoast - the grid

Ego - Martin Lindeskog

DREAM COOKIE

2012-03-11T16:34:00.000-07:00

Have you had dream cookies ("drömmar" in Swedish?) I have added the following photo to Photo Sunday's "dream" theme.

Dream Cookie #drom #fotosondag #fs120311

BACON FLAVORED SALT

2012-03-04T15:09:00.000-08:00

Have you tasted Justin & Dave's BaconSalt with Jalapeno? I like the taste of bacon and I am a chile-head!

BaconSalt #fejk #fotosondag #fs120304

I have added this photo to Photo Sunday's theme, "fake" ("fejk" in Swedish).

STABLE FOUNDATION

2012-02-26T13:27:00.001-08:00

Read my interview with John Cox & Allen Forkum on how they created EGO logotype. This week's theme at Photo Sunday is the word "stabil" in Swedish (stable in English). EGO character has his feet on the ground in a stable manner.

EGO logotype #fotosondag #FS120226 #stabil

AHA MOMENT

2012-02-19T13:44:00.001-08:00

Image via Wikipedia

I got an aha moment after reading the appendix of Gary Vaynerchuk's book, Crush It!: Why NOW Is the Time to Cash In on Your Passion.

The picture below is symbolizing Archimedes' principle and how he said: Eureka! One glass with hot water and one glass with hot water and a teabag.

Eureka - Aha Moment #fotosondag #FS120219 #aha

TWITTER STATUS

2012-02-12T14:09:00.000-08:00

I have made 12,992 tweets so far. The first Twitter status update was created on March 21, 2006 by Twitter co-founder Jack Dorsey.

This week's Photo Sunday theme is status. I took a photo of Twitter status page.

Twitter Status #FS120212 #status #fotosondag

VAMPIRES AND BEAUTIES AT SUPER BOWL

2012-02-05T15:12:00.000-08:00

I will follow the Super Bowl XLVI game on Twitter, GetGlue & AdBowl applications on iPhone and NBC Sports.

Audi 2012 Game Day Commercial - Vampire Party

Check out Patriot Girls: From Sideline to Shoreline.

New England Patriots Cheerleaders Visit Aruba Marriott Resort

Please read my post, PATS AND SUPER BOWL XLII and listen to my podcast on Cinch.fm.

GREEN ASSAM TEA AND LIME BISCUITS

2012-02-05T13:28:00.000-08:00

This is my photo for this week's Photo Sunday (Fotosöndag). The theme is green ("gron" in Swedish).

Green Assam Tea & Lime Biscuits #FS120205

PHOTO SUNDAY

2012-01-30T00:21:00.000-08:00

I have added the following photo to the site called Photo Sunday ("Fotosöndag" in Swedish):

The School of Athens - #FS120129

The theme of this edition of Photo Sunday is heaven - hell ("himmel - helvete" in Swedish). I took a picture of Raphael's painting, School of Athens, with the Instagram app on my iPhone 4S and then I used the Hefe filter and the radial (circle) focus feature, zooming in on Aristotle (representing the rational alternative to heaven and hell, i.e., reality) and Plato (symbolizing heaven and hell, i.e., religion).

Related: My post, PHOTOBLOGGING.

www.fotosondag.se

MIND AND BODY LITERATURE

2012-01-16T17:00:00.000-08:00

Here is the latest batch of literature for me as a "lovecat":

Mind & Body Literature

The Age of the Platform by Phil Simon.
The Nameday Book (as material for the NameDayGift.com project).
Mindmapping: Your Personal Guide to Exploring Creativity and Problem-Solving by Joyce Wycoff.
Engage!: The Complete Guide for Brands and Businesses to Build, Cultivate, and Measure Success in the New Web by Brian Solis.
The 4-Hour Body: The Secrets and Science of Rapid Body Transformation by Timothy Ferriss.

I am planning to include the following books in next batch:

Sharkonomics: How to Attack the Market Leaders (review copy) by Stefan Engeseth.
Secrets of the Millionaire Mind: Mastering the Inner Game of Wealth T. Harv Eker.
We Are All Weird by Seth Godin.
The End of Business As Usual: Rewire the Way You Work to Succeed in the Consumer Revolution by Brian Solis.
Visual Marketing: 99 Proven Ways for Small Businesses to Market with Images and Design by Anita Campbell & David Langton.
Business Networking and Sex: Not What You Think by Ivan Misner, Hazel M. Walker & Frank J. De Raffele.

Related: My post, SUPER BEAUTIES BOOK.

MORE ON MORRIS THE CAT

2012-01-02T23:54:00.000-08:00

MORRIS THE CAT REQUIESCAT IN PACE

2011-12-19T16:09:00.000-08:00

I miss Morris the cat. "Requiesce CAT in pace."

MORRIS

Cat in Window (1987) by Robert Tracy.

SPRING TIME FOR MORRIS

Listen to the answers to the questions on Dr. Leonard Peikoff's podcast: What was the name of Ayn Rand's cat? Did she talk to it?

UPDATE 12/23/11:

From Rational Jenn's post, Objectivist Round Up #232:

Martin Lindeskog presents Morris the Cat: Requiescat in Pace posted at EGO. [I'm sorry to hear of your loss, Martin.]
(http://rationaljenn.blogspot.com/, December 22, 2011.)

BLOGGER'S CYCLE

2011-12-14T04:28:00.000-08:00

I recently purchased a sweatshirt with Cox & Forkum's cartoon, Blogger's Cycle.

Ego with Blogger's Cycle sweatshirt by Cox & Forkum

Next year (May 7, 2012), I will celebrate 10 years of blogging. How long time have you been blogging?

Related: My post, SUMMER TIME OFF.

DATE 11-12-13 TIME 14:15:16

2011-12-13T14:15:00.000-08:00

What did you do on 2011-12-13 at 14:15:16? ;) I played tea party music! :)

by Stifts- och landsbiblioteket i Skara

11/11/11

2011-11-11T11:11:00.000-08:00

What have you been up to this "special once-a-century repunit palindrome day"?

The unconference called WebCoast released tickets at SEK 1111 at 11:11 AM, 11/11/11.

Related: My post, 10/10/10.

by Laughing Squid

TRICK OR TREAT

2011-10-30T18:02:00.000-07:00

Have you been "tricked" by the Landover Baptist Church to crash "Satan's birthday party: Halloween"? ;)

My remedy for feeling alive during Halloween, is to have a tea drink!

Halloween Tea Drinks

Enjoy your beverage of choice and play Spooky’s Adventures: Creepy Halloween.

TWO MONTHS UNTIL XMAS

2011-10-24T14:46:00.000-07:00

It is now two months until Xmas. My New Year's resolution is to get my podcast going on a regular schedule. In order to do that, I have to implement the F.I.X IT! productivity method.

During the holidays, I will check out the stock market simulation and social network game called Empire Avenue. Talking about games, how about playing "Obama vs. Santa"?

Fun Games 247

TEA PARTY NOW ON DECEMBER 16

2011-10-17T23:57:00.001-07:00

I have had a hard time to publish anything after 9/11. The daily news stuff have been filled with anti-Columbus Day statements, Occupy Wall Street movement, etc.

I have to turn to a positive thing and therefore I am pleased to announce that I will have an event on December 16, commemorating the Boston Tea Party.

Hold The Crumpets

Check out my post, Boston TeaParty.nu Celebration on 12/16, for more information.

Website Banner by John Cox.

How will you celebrate?

Coming Out Party

9/11 10 YEARS LATER

2011-09-11T14:49:00.000-07:00

It is now 10 years since the attack. Bosch Fawstin mentioned the miniseries, The Path to 9/11, during our conversation on EGO podcast on September 7.

Path to 9/11, Opening Credits

Here is an excerpt from Scott Holleran's interview with John David Lewis:

Scott Holleran: You write that President Franklin Roosevelt wrote about “the destruction of a philosophy” in achieving victory in World War 2. Does the planned construction of an Islamic mosque near where the Twin Towers once stood—before Islamic jihadists destroyed them on 9/11—represent a victory to the enemy?

John David Lewis: I think it does. It’s not because the people who want to build the mosque are on the side of those who want to destroy the U.S. but they chose to build it near the World Trade Center site for sympathetic reasons and those reasons—for building a $100 million cultural center—are the same reasons that make me want to oppose it. In the plans, there are separate places for men and women, so it’s clearly a place to enforce certain political ideas, which are not consistent with the ideals of the United States. That they choose to build it there is why I oppose building it there.

(ScottHolleran.com, September 3, 2011.)

EGO

ANNUAL BLOG REPORT X

INTERVIEW WITH STEPHEN SMITH

GOOGLE PLUS ONE FEATURES

SPRING CLEANING

FUNCTIONAL BODY WITH PERSONAL TRAINER

INTERVIEW WITH CHRIS REIMER

THE FUTURE OF PODCASTING

DREAM COOKIE

BACON FLAVORED SALT

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STABLE FOUNDATION

AHA MOMENT

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TWITTER STATUS

VAMPIRES AND BEAUTIES AT SUPER BOWL

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MIND AND BODY LITERATURE

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BLOGGER'S CYCLE

DATE 11-12-13 TIME 14:15:16

11/11/11

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